The land requested in an application must be compact in form. Unless specified otherwise in the section dealing with the subject of the application, the land in an application will not be considered compact in form unless

1. (1) full sections are requested (the lease or permit being issued only for the available land);
2. (2) all sections applied for are contiguous and not merely "adjacent," as defined in 11 AAC 88.185 (sections touching only at a point are not considered contiguous); and
3. (3) the length of the land requested does not exceed four times the width.

(Eff. 9/5/74, Register 51; am 7/22/79, Register 71)

Authority: AS 38.05.020, AS 38.05.145